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  1. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Ruby Rayner

    Hamilton County voters visit polls early in high numbers ahead of primary | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)

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    Hamilton County voters this year visited the polls early ahead of Thursday's election in numbers that beat the early turnout for the two most recent midterm primaries. The county has seen nearly 10,000 more votes cast this early voting cycle, which ran from July 16 to Aug. 1, than in every midterm primary since 2018, according to the Hamilton County Election Commission. A total of 31,543 people voted early. Hamilton County has 218,764 registered voters. The early voting turnout rate this year wa

  2. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Ruby Rayner

    Blackburn, Rose hold dueling Hamilton County rallies in race for governor | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)

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    On opposite ends of Hamilton County's Tennessee-Georgia border, Republican opponents for Tennessee governor spoke at separate rallies, simultaneously, ahead of Thursday's election. Both candidates, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Cookeville, spoke at farms — Blackburn at Quail Run Farm and Rose at the Bill Hullender Family Farm — urging attendees to get out and vote. The Aug. 6 primary will decide the Republican nominee in the general election for governor. They w

  3. Article · Jul 25, 2026 · Ruby Rayner

    Hamilton County early voting surges past recent midterm cycles | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)

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    Numbers from the first week of early voting in Hamilton County are nearly double the vote counts at the same point in 2022 and 2018 and are projected to surpass the total early voting numbers from those years by over 10,000 votes, according to the Election Commission. The strong week follows a likely record-breaking first day for a midterm primary in Hamilton County, according to the county's election administrator. (READ MORE: Early voting opens strong in Hamilton County, defying midterm primar

  4. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Ruby Rayner

    Early voting opens strong in Hamilton County, defying midterm primary trends | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)

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    Voters on Friday likely set a Hamilton County record for ballots cast on the first day of early voting for a midterm primary, according to the county's election administrator. The opening day turnout diverged from the overall trend of low participation in midterm primary races in Tennessee and nationally. Early voting runs until Aug. 1. Election Day is Aug. 6. (SIGN UP: Get Chattanooga area politics news weekly in your inbox at timesfreepress.com/politics) Most of the U.S. Congress and state gov

  5. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Ruby Rayner

    Hamilton County sees first open clerk’s race in over 50 years | Chattanooga Times Free Press (opens the original)

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    If you've ever carried a handgun, gotten married or opened a business in Hamilton County, you've likely used the County Clerk's Office. The office reports, files and administers thousands of various licenses, handling things from motor vehicle title registrations, hunting and fishing licenses to County Commission minutes. The person in charge of that office is elected, and for the first time in over 50 years, the seat is vacant and up for grabs in the August election. Republican Brooke Weaver, w

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